Burro Definition

bûrō, bo͝orō, bŭrō
burros
noun
A donkey, esp. one used as a pack animal in the SW U.S.
Webster's New World
A drug smuggler who swallows bags filled with a drug, especially heroin or cocaine, to avoid detection by drug enforcement officers or customs officials.
American Heritage

A small donkey.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Burro

Noun

Singular:
burro
Plural:
burros

Origin of Burro

  • Spanish back-formation from borrico donkey from Vulgar Latin burrīcus variant of Late Latin būricus, burricus small horse, of unknown origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from Spanish.

    From Wiktionary

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